2. Technology Integration
• Primary students are exposed to extensive
amounts of technology throughout their
daily lives in and out of the classroom. The
water cycle is a common topic that can be
taught using hands on activities. These
activities can be improved drastically by
showing the class instructional videos,
posting instructions, showing maps of the
water cycle applying to different regions of
the world and providing understandable
visuals for the students to use as tools.
3. Internet Content
• Using technology is a great way to
show students how the water cycle
incorporates into their own lives
everyday.
• Separate from first hand
observation, the internet is a great tool
for students to further their exposure
to what they understand about the
water cycle.
• The next three slides are examples of
the content available.
8. Internet Resources One
• United States Environmental Protection Agency
(click link for website)
– EPA is a governmental agency with the goal of
protecting human health and the environment.
Their website contains various information
about the water cycle as well as kid-friendly
information on how to protect our water ways.
• USGS: Science for a Changing World (click link for
website)
– USGS is a governmental agency that discusses
global ecological topics as well as providing
inspirational material for educators to use in
the classroom which helps teachers apply
academic material directly to student’s lives.
9. Internet Resources Two
• Droplet and the Water Cycle (click link
for website)
– This website provides a free, interactive
game/quiz that takes students in an
adventurous adventure with a water
droplet through the water cycle! This is
great for students to have fun with the
topic as they learn about the water cycle
using technology.
10. Kidspiration Diagram
-This is a graphic organizer as well as a worksheet that helps
students to practice the water cycle.
-The worksheet can be differentiated depending on grade level and
desired water cycle complexity.
-This diagram/worksheet was made using Kidspiration
11. Teaching Materials One
• The following materials can be found on
TeachNology (click for website) and are
useful ways to apply knowledge about the
water cycle:
– Water Crossword Puzzle is a way for students
to think about the operational definitions of the
water cycle terms and use them to solve this
puzzle! (Crossword Puzzle Answers)
– Water Acrostic Poem is a creative way for
students to express their knowledge of water
using the letters W.A.T.E.R. This can be
differentiated depending on grade level.
12. Teaching Materials Two
• Puzzle Maker is a creative way for
teacher’s to incorporate water cycle
terminology into the lesson using word
puzzles, word scrambles, word
finders, and crossword puzzles that can
be made from scratch according to grade
level and desired content.
• This interactive water cycle activity is a
fun way for students to show what they
know about the water cycle using
technology.
13. Subject Specific Internet
Based Resource
• http://sciencenetlinks.com/ provided a
lesson that applies to grade K-2 and is
called Disappearing Water:
– This experimental lesson gives students
the opportunity to observe how water
levels change in a closed container over
time and compare it to how water levels
change in an open container over time.
– This is introducing the concept that water
comes in various forms (solid, liquid, or
gas) and that is how the water cycle is
possible!
14. Uses of the Internet
• Exploratorium Online Exhibits has a
plethora of website materials that apply
to the water cycle such as experiments,
video explanations, and research on how
we can keep our water clean.
• The Online Books Page includes an
extensive collection of water cycle
literature that can be used to expand
student terminology, give new
perspectives and advance
understanding.
15. Web 2.0
• teAchnology is an advanced website
that not only allows teachers to use
premade rubrics but to generate
original rubrics as well. The templates
are creative and organized neatly for
teachers to use effectively and for
students to understand.
16. Web 2.0
• YouTube is a
great
resource for
both
teachers and
students to
research the
water cycle.
Editor's Notes
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The video shown is entertaining, humorous and provides a simple yet relatable explanation of how the water cycle works. It gives students a visual element as to what each stage of the cycle looks like and how each phase is crucial for the next phase to commence. YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaCUyZw4TjoThis background image was taken from “Images” on Google.comand can also be found at -http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YTb6ZblJu0o/TPMzp32R5aI/AAAAAAAAALg/vnul9ZgWt0M/s1600/WaterCycleArt.jpg
This blogging site is useful for teachers of any grade level because the activities shown can be creatively differentiated depending on academic levels within each classroom. For example, students in Kindergarten benefit greatly from learning through songs because it helps them remember information as well as learn new words followed by understanding the new vocabulary. Songs are also great for older students in third grade because it is a tool for them to recall information (repeating the words). This blog is useful because it can inspire new activities that may not have been thought of prior to reading the blog material! Blog Website: http://www.mrsliretteslearningdetectives.com/This background image was taken from “Images” on Google.comand can also be found at -http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YTb6ZblJu0o/TPMzp32R5aI/AAAAAAAAALg/vnul9ZgWt0M/s1600/WaterCycleArt.jpg
This is a private blog created to bring Ms. Burrows classroom into the homes of the students and their parents/guardians. This helps those at home engage with the students and understand what the students do when they are at school. This blog provides space for parents to write questions and to give feedback as well as an opportunity for the teacher to further explain the topic (and in this case, the water cycle). This is useful for a lesson in the classroom and outside the classroom. Students may access this blog and revisit material learned in class that day to help remind them of their new found knowledge. This blog also is a source of inspiration for teachers to come up with new activities/lessons for students. Blog Site: https://msburrows.edublogs.org/2013/01/25/water-cycle/This background image was taken from “Images” on Google.comand can also be found at -http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YTb6ZblJu0o/TPMzp32R5aI/AAAAAAAAALg/vnul9ZgWt0M/s1600/WaterCycleArt.jpg
This podcast although seemingly advanced, is very detailed. This can be useful if this topic were to be taught in an extensive unit in which each step of the water cycle is shown, explained, and further discussed one step at a time. Podcast: http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.htmlThis background image was taken from “Images” on Google.comand can also be found at -http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YTb6ZblJu0o/TPMzp32R5aI/AAAAAAAAALg/vnul9ZgWt0M/s1600/WaterCycleArt.jpg
United States Environmental Protection Agency:-Provides water cycle information that is understandable for young children in the primary grades. -Provides interactive activities for water cycle awareness that children can connect to. USGS: Science for a Changing World:-Provides informational content useful for teachers to use in the classroom and engaging students in internet learning. -The website is separated by grades and by topics. This background image was taken from “Images” on Google.comand can also be found at -http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YTb6ZblJu0o/TPMzp32R5aI/AAAAAAAAALg/vnul9ZgWt0M/s1600/WaterCycleArt.jpg
Responsible NASA Official: Ruth NettingCurator: NASA Science Content ManagerNASA Privacy, Disclaimer,and AccessibilityWebsite: http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/droplet.htmlThis background image was taken from “Images” on Google.comand can also be found at -http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YTb6ZblJu0o/TPMzp32R5aI/AAAAAAAAALg/vnul9ZgWt0M/s1600/WaterCycleArt.jpg
http://www.inspiration.com/Kidspiration/Whats-New
Teacher Materials Website: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/science/water/-This website has many different areas of content and subjects that can be useful for teachers with extensive ideas and materials available.-Other activities for water included quizzes, word scrambles and ven diagrams. This background image was taken from “Images” on Google.comand can also be found at -http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YTb6ZblJu0o/TPMzp32R5aI/AAAAAAAAALg/vnul9ZgWt0M/s1600/WaterCycleArt.jpg
Puzzle Maker: http://www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker/?CFID=244131&CFTOKEN=81645061Interactive Water Cycle: http://player.discoveryeducation.com/views/hhView.cfm?guidAssetId=087777c8-4ff0-45d2-878f-e7cd90f7ee19This background image was taken from “Images” on Google.comand can also be found at -http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YTb6ZblJu0o/TPMzp32R5aI/AAAAAAAAALg/vnul9ZgWt0M/s1600/WaterCycleArt.jpg
Science Net Links: http://sciencenetlinks.com/Disappearing Water: http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/water-2-disappearing-water/This background image was taken from “Images” on Google.comand can also be found at -http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YTb6ZblJu0o/TPMzp32R5aI/AAAAAAAAALg/vnul9ZgWt0M/s1600/WaterCycleArt.jpg
Exploration Online Exhibits: http://www.exploratorium.edu/-This website offers an unreal amount of information that is provided by contributors around the world. The museum is located in San Francisco, California and provides opportunities for anyone with internet access to explore the world of science, art and human activity. -This can easily be applied to my topic from a teachers perspective because it allows me to bring information and different perspectives into my classroom to share with my students. The water cycle has many layers other than the simplistic cycle itself and I can slowly introduce new areas of the water cycle and how it effects my students directly by using this site. The Online Books Page: http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/-This website is filled with various links, PDF’s, HTML’s and online books that directly relate to the water cycle. Even further, this website uses different water ways (oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.) to apply the simple cycle to all bodies and aspects of water around the world. -In my classroom, this website would allow me to introduce how the water cycle applies to my students lives in addition to lives around the globe. Children when they are at a young age have a hard time understanding various points of views besides their own, especially considering people they do not know in places they have never seen/heard of. By introducing this concept and applying it to what they already know about the water cycle, cognitive development is engaged through learning within the classroom. This background image was taken from “Images” on Google.comand can also be found at -http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YTb6ZblJu0o/TPMzp32R5aI/AAAAAAAAALg/vnul9ZgWt0M/s1600/WaterCycleArt.jpg
teAchnology - http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/general/-In the classroom I can create my own rubric based on different lesson plans and activities (if I decide to use certain activities as forms of assessment). -Other rubrics can be made so that students simply understand what I am asking them to do (not all rubrics have to be used to assess). This background image was taken from “Images” on Google.comand can also be found at -http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YTb6ZblJu0o/TPMzp32R5aI/AAAAAAAAALg/vnul9ZgWt0M/s1600/WaterCycleArt.jpg
YouTube is a place where both students and teachers can find various forms of information (more specifically, information about the water cycle). Although students at a young age most likely will not be wandering all over YouTube to find information, this resource is extremely helpful for me (as the teacher) to utilize what others have shared on YouTube about the water cycle and use the new information throughout these lessons. In addition, YouTube is a global emerging technology that gives teachers and students the opportunity to see how the water cycle applies around the world and what other children of the same age are doing to learn about the water cycle (or any other topic). YouTube videos and website links are a huge advantage for teachers to become inspired by lessons, activities, projects, and applications that might not have been thought about otherwise. This background image was taken from “Images” on Google.comand can also be found at -http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YTb6ZblJu0o/TPMzp32R5aI/AAAAAAAAALg/vnul9ZgWt0M/s1600/WaterCycleArt.jpg